Make November a month you will always remember by participating in two
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Boy Scouts teach cooking skills to Cub Scout leaders at last year's Pow Wow.
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great activities.
Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow: Take classes on Saturday, Nov. 5, to help your den and pack programs be more fun and exciting. Choose from 39 workshops with hands-on sessions to help you be a better leader.
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Scouting for Food: Prepare now for the largest single-day canned food drive in our community. Scouting for Food teaches the values of citizenship and service to our youth members and helps thousands of families in our region.
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Scouts collected more than 2 million canned goods during last year's drive.
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Scouts will distribute bags on Saturday, Nov. 12, and return the following Saturday, Nov. 19, to collect the bags filled with canned goods. Remember these important steps:
- Recruit enough adults to help. Youths need supervision, especially when on busy city streets and rural highways. Good supervision and discipline prevent many injuries.
- Pick up your unit's bags. Most were distributed to units at district Roundtable meetings during the first week of October.
- Contact your district's Scouting for Food participation chairman if you need bags.
- Review your unit's assigned territory. Each unit should have an assigned area. Please cover only your unit's assigned territory.
Each year, our Scouts, parents and leaders collect enough food to assist approximately 500 pantries throughout our region with a four-month supply of food.
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Thanks to you, Scouting is positively influencing young people. We appreciate the dedication and enthusiasm of all our leaders.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America
--P.S.: Please be generous when asked to participate in your United Way campaign. The council receives approximately 18 percent of its operating budget from United Way agencies. Read more on
The Duffle Blog...A Look Back At Taste of Scouting More than a thousand new Cub Scouts, their parents and siblings enjoyed Taste of Scouting on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Beaumont Scout Reservation.
Visit our Flickr site for photographs from the event.
Popcorn Sale In Full Swing
Thousands of Scouts from throughout our council are taking orders for the
council's popcorn sale. Make sure your Scouts have enough order forms and envelopes. Pick up order forms and envelopes at any
council service center. Download additional popcorn items and information from the
popcorn forms page.
Note: Make sure your Scouts can explain why they cannot accept donations. First, the drive is a product sale and soliciting money in lieu of purchasing a product is a violation of our agreement to promote donations to the United Way in October. Second, youth members may not solicit money for their chartered organizations, the local council, or in support of other organizations. Read more on fundraising policies... Training Helps Leaders Provide Safe, Fun Programs At All Levels Of Scouting
New or experienced leaders and parents can enhance their ability to provide a high-quality Scouting program by attending various training programs. Basic Adult Leader Training and supplemental training is available online. Youth Protection Training, Fast Start, Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense and Troop Committee Challenge can be taken through the
Online Learning Center (olc.scouting.org). Training For New Leaders: Get information on the courses leaders should complete to be fully trained.
Leader Outdoor Experience: During this overnight event, Cub Scout leaders can learn how to successfully lead an outdoor program that's fun, safe and exciting. The first course is Oct. 15-16 at Beaumont Scout Reservation and the second is Oct. 22-23 at Pine Ridge Scout Camp.
